Microsoft and Nokia partner to bring Mobile Enterprise Suite

Microsoft and Nokia announced a partnership that would take MS Office applications  (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Sharepoint and Office Communicator) onto Nokia smartphones. Despite rumors to the contrary this week, Nokia confirmed that they're sticking with Symbian while they bring the software to their ESeries devices. The first service to appear next year will be Microsoft's Communicator, with full Office support later in the release cycle. Next up will be SharePoint and System Center, an IT infrastructure product. It's clear that this move is an admission, even if it's implicit, that Windows Mobile hasn't shown the success in mobile productivity that Microsoft has hoped for.